- Pauline Jewett
Pauline Jewett, PC , OC (
December 11 ,1922 –July 5 ,1992 ) was a Canadian Member of Parliament.Born in
St. Catharines, Ontario , she received a BA and a MA from Queen's University and a Ph.D in political science fromHarvard University in 1949. She later taught atCarleton University in political science and served as Director of the Institute of Canadian Studies.In the 1962 federal election, she ran as a Liberal candidate in the riding of
Northumberland . She lost by 758 votes to the Progressive Conservative candidateHarry Bradley . In the 1963 election, she defeated Harry Bradley by 505 votes. However, in the 1965 election, she lost to a different Progressive Conservative candidate,George Hees , by 563 votes.After Liberal Prime Minister
Pierre Trudeau invoked the "War Measures Act " during theOctober Crisis , she quit the Liberal Party and joined theNew Democratic Party . She ran as an NDP candidate in the 1972 election in the riding ofOttawa West , but came in third, losing to the Progressive Conservative candidate,Peter Reilly .In 1974, she moved to
British Columbia as president ofSimon Fraser University . She was the first woman president of a Canadian co-educational university.In the 1979 election, she was elected in the riding of
New Westminster—Coquitlam . She was re-elected in the 1980 and 1984 elections.In 1992, she was appointed to the Privy Council. In 1991, she was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada .She was Chancellor of
Carleton University from 1990 until her death from cancer in 1992.References
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